One example rooted in physics is the perception of movement. Imagine yourself on a roller-coaster that has a passenger compartment that is completely closed off to the outside world. Assuming the track is perfectly smooth and there are no imperfections or bumps in the ride, the passenger will notice no movement as long as the compartment is moving at a constant speed. But if there is acceleration or deceleration the passenger will immediately notice. Acceleration is by definition the change in the speed.
There is the argument that speed itself is a change in position but without a change in light of other senses the passenger cannot determine position. There is also the argument that position in a constantly expanding or infinitely expansive universe is non-existent or indeterminable unless it is relative to something else, but even then it is a change in position relative to another object that is perceivable.
Anyway, my point is that this spills over into our lives and thoughts.
(By the way, this last part is based on my experience alone, seeing as how I have no means of actually perceiving the thoughts of others.)
What I am talking about is how when a routine is set and nothing changes in one's life, experiences become monotonous and expected. Events cease to happen and things cease to be important. Nothing that happens is of note and nothing that happens is important beyond a simple daily routine. Eventually everything begins to blur together and life seems to be just going through the motions.
Things begin to happen just for the sake of happening because they are part of the scheduled routine and lose their significance. Eventually this leads to life feeling insignificant beyond the importance of simply moving onto the next part of the schedule or routine.
addition: Without change there is no life. In the definition of life is the ability to adapt to change. Without change however, the ability to adapt to it is lost and life is no more.
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